, 1887-08-18

mau f,on Oregon. and brother nf GIr
Jesse :" George. Of Seattle. is in :bat
e;ty.
= house and lot for sale, on ihe hill,
ri " baTgain. Apply 10 the ARGUS
agency. Splendid chance for man Of
small means.
Nj business houses il Victoria, ox-
ctpt that of Turner, Beetou & Co, we're
closed on the occasion of the late Capt.
Wilson's funeral.
l.. II. Gays arrived this morning from
Duug@uess. Mr. Gays is thinking Of
buying property in town ard bringing
his family here TO reside.
You can bny boots and shoes at San
francisco prices ut NJ Bnrnstein's San
EraHciS"u Store.
Parties over at Somish last week look
ing for n desirable location on winch a
salmon cauncry could be located. They
propose to establish ona that will turn
cut 800 cases g-r day,
Prof Powell lies il q very cTitica! con-
iit:on ut his residence at the University.
The attending physician reports him Il
very sick Inaa, b-t says that there Is a
possibility for recovery.-Seattle Press.
FoR RGNr.-A house on he hill. Ap-
ply 10 Bradshaw & Sachs.
Our young friend J. NJ. Hart of Cres-
cent Bay passed through today, going
10 UtsaIady, whero he has accepted a
position as telegraph operator. He will
have the ARGUS to post" him about do
inSs in this part of tie world.
Passensers rer steamer Dispatch:
Neah Bay, j L Zeasier, James Brown;
Quileute, n Shoreolf; Crescent Bay, ] NJ
Hart. Mrs Church; Pt. Angeles, p Capro.
J NJ Grant, L G Morse, Z W huffman,
J W ShafTer, HRS r G Geesner, Miss
Geesner; Dungeness, DaIgardn6, T.
OIney, Rev. ). d. Lougheed. Frank
Dunn, L. Fl. Gays.
DR.. j. b. Eagie5on, of the United
States marine hospital here, will proba-
bly, be stationed soon at Seattle and will
assume the position OF surgeon in charge
OF Il branch hospital TO be established
there. Since his arrival here from Chi
cago year or more ago, DR.. EagIeson
has formed large circle Of friends who
will regret his departure.
White or colored underwear at 80 cts.
at NJ. Bornstein's San Francisco tore. X
The Norwegian bari, Alert, Capt Mel
son, is in Nanuimo, B. c., loaded with
1413 tons OF coal r San Pedro. W. H.
MouIthrop of Wilmington, Cal, is con-
signee. Capt. NeiIsen's family is with
him. His youngest babe was born in
June while ON the trip up The coast in
ballast. The Captain paid up a pleas
ant call today, in company with Capt.
Gilbert.
4 statement telegraphed from here to
up Sound papers about the Philbrick
case has the DAILY ARGUS among the
property in dispute. The DAILY ARGUS
was established five years ago by its
present publisher. What was then the
WEEKLY ARGUS plant-a small concern
was purchased in April, 1877, from
Ellen Philbrick.
Go to the Port of Entry News Stand
at the head OF Union wharf for ''Daily
| Examiner" %1w.
Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago,
accompanied by his son, w. 2. Harrison,
and his sons college classmate, John
W. Ambergs, returned 20 this city yes
terday from Hot Springs, where they had
been for some days past. They left this
morning for down Sound. On the 25th
inst, the party sail from Vancouver. D.
c., on the steamship Batavia for Yoko-
hama, on their way around the world.
Tacoma Nelcs.
Theodore N. Haller, attorney at law.
opening an Office in Eisenbeis' stone
building O. The corner of Water and
Quincy streets Mr.. Haller is associat-
ed with the firm of Burke d Haller of
Seattle, and will have an excellent prac-
tice to begin with. He is fine young
man, educated, talented, studious, and
has had splendid practical experience
thus far under his brother and Mr.
Burke.
You can buy good hat for 81 co ut NJ.
BornStein's San Francisco Store.
Wad Edward was exceedingly enter
tanning last evening deliaeating the
peculiarities of Mohammedanism, the
city of Mecca, etc, and singing songs in
several languages. He paid a grand
tribute TO General Grant whose guide
and interpreter he was for several weeks.
His description OF his first acquaintance
with au American skunk was ludicrous
i'll the extreme. Tonight he will appear
at Good Templar Hall, with a number
of local assistants who will present
tableaux illustrating life in Palestine.
The steamer Libby is ont at last for
duty. There il very little old about her
except the old nana-which of course
wears well. She has been changed from
a side-wheel TO propeller, and is war
ranted to make high rate of speed.
The only objection we have heard urged
against her by steamboat men is that
she is too light d raft to be desirable as
propeller; but probably this objection
is trihing. The Libby took her place
today on the Semiahmoo route. The
Libby is about the size of the Evangel,
though a prettier model. She has two
small cabins on the upper deck, a large
roomy cabin on the lower deck aft, |
plenty room for freight, and passenger
accommodations that Eili be ample for
the lower Sound trade-for some time to |
come, at least. Her boilers and engine |
are powerful-so much SO that she will |
outrun all the steamers of her class in |
these waters. Port Townsend ought to |